E-TRADING TRENDS FOR 2018
J.P. Morgan conducted an online survey of fixed income and commodities e-trading trends for the second year running. Over 400 institutional traders participated in October 2017, the majority being FX traders, the rest being rates and commodities traders.

Macro Market and Institutional Trading Trends

Macro issues institutional traders face in 2018

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Daily trading issues

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THE MIFID II EFFECT

Belief that MiFID II will have a day-to-day impact

61%

Yes

39%

No

Belief that MiFID II will have a day-to-day impact by region

47%AMRS

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73%EMEA

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45%APAC

47%AMRS

73%EMEA

45%APAC

How MiFID II will affect you

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Important services to address MiFID II requirements

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Institutional Mobile Trading Trends

61% of instituional traders are extremely or somewhat likely to use a trading app in 2018, up from 31% the year prior.

Likelihood of using a mobile trading app in 2018

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Top two barriers to using a mobile trading app

Two most important mobile trading app capabilities

Institutional Trading Activity

Average proportion of notional trading volume through e-trading channels*

74% 2018 68% 2017

Current share of time spent on top e-trading activities and expected change in 2018*

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*Please note, the majority of participating institutional traders were FX Traders, with the rest being rates and commodities traders.

Current Institutional E-trading Platform Usage

2017 platform mix

4.7 Institutional traders used on average 4.7 trading platforms over a 90-day period